World Cup of Softball

The World Cup of Softball is an annual softball tournament. The first eight World Cups were held at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The competition is governed by the Amateur Softball Association, which is also headquartered in Oklahoma City.

The World Cup is a round robin format consisting of a number of teams from around the world. Each team plays each other once, then the two teams with the best records play in a one-game, winner-take-all championship.^[1] The number of teams has varied, with as few as 4 teams (in 2010) and as many as 7 teams (in 2014).

The official world competition was first held in 2005 and has been played every year since, with the exception of 2008 due to many national teams' participation in the Olympics. However, softball has since been discontinued as an Olympic sport, thereby ensuring that the World Cup will remain relevant at the international level for the foreseeable future.

World Cup Results

Year	Champion	Score	Second place	Third place	Score	Fourth place
2005	Japan	3 – 1	United States	Australia	7 – 1	China
2006	United States	5 – 2	Japan	Canada	2 – 0	Australia
2007	United States	3 – 0	Japan	Canada	8 – 2	China
2009	United States	3 – 1	Australia	Canada	4 – 1	Japan
2010	United States	5 - 1	Japan	United States Futures	9 – 3	Canada
2011	United States	6 - 4	Japan	Canada	4 – 1	Australia
2012	United States	3 - 0	Australia	Canada	11 - 8	Netherlands
2013	Japan	6 - 3	United States	Australia	4 - 3	Canada
2014	United States	5 - 2	Canada	Chinese Taipei	3 - 1	Japan
2015	United States	6 - 1	Japan	Puerto Rico	2 - 3	Canada

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	8	2	0	10
2	Japan	2	5	0	7
3	Australia	0	2	2	4
4	Canada	0	1	5	6
6	Chinese Taipei	0	0	1	1
6	United States Futures	0	0	1	1
6	Puerto Rico	0	0	1	1

References

1. USA Softball KFC World Cup of Softball